Kira Sternbach News

On Monday September 22, 2008, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, and host Lisa Kron, announced the 2008 recipients at the Fourth Annual IT Awards Ceremony at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

On Friday, September 5, at 8pm the Midtown International Theater Festival Awards will take place. The MITF Awards will honor the best shows and performances from the recently completed Ninth Annual Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, which took place from July 14-August 10 of this year.

On July 21, 2008, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2008 nominees at a standing-room only event at 'Our Lady of Pompeii' located at 25 Carmine Street. The 2008 Nominees were selected from an adjudication pool of over 3,000 artists. Nominees include 127 individual artists, 47 different productions and 40 theatre companies.

World Premiere of 'American Girls' by Hilary Bettis to play final performance on April 27th. The play explores what would happen if innocent 14-year-old girls, growing up in America's heartland, rationalized their love of Jesus with an obsessive desire for fame.

'American Girls', the new play by Hilary Bettis, is a fascinating but inconclusive look into the psyche of America's youth, exemplified by two 14-year-old Christian girls who enter the adult sex industry.

Dog Run Rep (A. J. Hirsch, Producer), in association with Pat Blake, presents the World Premiere of AMERICAN GIRLS, a new play by Hilary Bettis, directed by Jeff Cohen. AMERICAN GIRLS will begin previews on Thursday, April 3rd with Opening Night set for Sunday, April 6th at the 45th Street Theater.

It has been announced that Hilary Bettis and Kira Sternbach will star in the upcoming production of American Girls. American Girls will begin previews on Thursday, April 3rd with Opening Night set for Sunday, April 6th at the 45th Street Theater. The play is the story of two 14-year-old mid-western girls (Hilary Bettis and Kira Sternbach) who are on a collision course with pop culture and faith.

Twelfth Night, Snapshots '07 and Late Night Comedy will launch the first annual Seaport Summer Theatre Festival.

On September 18th, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2006 award recipients at a exceptional evening hosted by Tony-nominee Charles Busch

On July 17, 2006, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2006 nominees at the Ukrainian National Home

Surgery, a new comedy by Karin Diann Williams, has announced dates as part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival from July 18th through August 5th